Inland Water Fishing Regulations, 1978
Made 1978-04-21 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- English
- Kind
- Regulation
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Subjects
- Fisheries and aquaculture
- Keywords
- fishing gear/fishing method, inland fisheries, fishing authorization, fishing charge, fishery management and conservation, authorization/permit
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[Extract from the Gazette of the Republio of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 1110. 319 of ~lay 26, 19i1l) Sr:nEDULE FORM tt A" APPLICATION FOR INLAND WATER FISHING PERMIT REGULATION 4(2) 1. Name and address of applicant : (a) Permanent address :----, (b) Temporary address :----. 2. Particulars of Inland Water where fishing is to be carried out: . (a) Name : (0) Situation : 3. Partrculars of nets to be used: thepermit, Notice of SUC:1 cancellation shall be sent Ly registered post to, the last known address of such permit holder. 10, The Director may by notification published in !!'Ie Gazette prohibit the fishing or the taking IJf tny size ?f variety of fish specified in such notification from any inland waters proclaimed under these regulations 0: may prohibit the use of any variety or fishing net with mesh of a size which does not conform to the specifics, tions set out in such notification. 11. In the event. of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of these regulations and the r~gulations made und~r any other ordinance the provi SI0!1S of these regulations shall prevail over the regu lations made under such other ordinan:::e. 12.. In these regulations,. unless the context otherwise reqwres .. Director" has the same meaning as in the ordinance; II Inland Water " has the same meanina as in the ordinance; .. Set of gill nets ,. mean:' .: rnit C:'JIlSI:,tl;;:> o, not n.cre than six pieces of gill nets each piece of which shall not exceed one thousand five hundred meshes in length ; II Shore seine" means a fishing net the mesh of which is made of rope or other material and which is s~t in water and hauled or dragged with ropes at Its two extremities until it is boru;ht to a position which permits the extraction of the fish taken in it and includes the fishing nets commonly known as 'madel' 'karavalai' and , adasuvalai '. 4. Particulars of crafts to be used: Yard No. Mesh sizes Regd. No. No. of un~l.Type of net Type of Craft .:. Every person W,i1O wishes to o~tain ,a permJt shul l make a written appllcatlOn substantially In the r orm A set out in the Schedule hereto, to the Director or to such other officer specially authorized in writing in that behalf b v' the Director to receive such applications. 5, (1) On receipt of an appiicat.on for .;l permit the Director or other authorized officer may, after such inquiry as he may deem n~cessary, issue to the applicant a permit which shall specify the numocr of sho.re seme, sets of 6:11 nets, or the quantity (If other fishing gear that may be used, and any other conditions that shall apply in relation to such permit. Such p.ermit shall, unless earlier cancelled under these regulations, remain in force, during the period specified therein. (2) Every such permit thall be substantialty in the Form B set out in the Schedule hereto and shall be issued on the payment of (a) in tho caso of a shore seine, a refundable deposit of one hundred rupees and a permrt Iee of twenty-five rupees; (b) in the case of a set of gill nets, II refundable deposit of ten rupees and a permit fee of five rupees: (c) in the case of other fishing gear, a refundable deposit of five rupees and a permit fee of two rupees and fifty cents. (3) Every such permit may be revalidated annually on payment of a revalidation fce of (11) in the case of a shore seine, twenty-five rupees; (1,) ill tl~" C.I'" of a set of gitl n-ts, five rupees; and , ,:>,' ., " <,t1Wl' fishing :~'lr. two rupees and fifty cents. COlombo, :!1Jl \I'ril, 1978. R"llulationl 1. 'I'lu-c rrj(ulstionl IUsy be c;t,·d ILl the Inland Water Fh'hiug H"l:ulatioua, 1(178. 2. These regulations ~hall apply to and in rda.tion to such Inland \\'lIt~rR 1I~ may he proclaimed fr"lD time to time by the Director bv not:lkati,m puhlivhed in 11,1' Gautle aa waters to whkh l'tIP", rq~ula.tion8 ,·hall apply. 3. Xo pr rson shull , excl'l't on the aulL"rily of a. rrrmit issued !>\' 11". !lin'dllT or hv <11('h nnker ,. '~"iA)1v All: horizcd in ,; rit '"~ by the Din·('!"r in that behnlf. ""e'or O~l'rale any ,:",rl' seine, R,'t of ::'" 11!'1~. or any ot h-r type of h"hlll::r ~"lIr which II1~Y b,' 'F"if"',l by the Director I,~' noutk-ation published ,r: ',. ' v t " ..... " r.:'.:· :L.." " ,,,,I and 11111') for the purpose of ;'; :\i:Y l~·::~rl.1 \\·:Il.·:~ pro,'! iimed u n.ler *gula~ion Fasrus PaRERA. Minister of Fi~herie., THE FI::'HEHIES ()RDJ~Ai"CE TIF.IHif,,\1'lONH made by thp Miniatrr of Fi"herif'" hy virtue of Ih" power. ve"trd ill him by ~cdi"u 33 ot tho FialH'ricl Ordinance (Chapl"r In~l anu approved I,y the National tital. ".~el\lb'Y· 5. Number of persons who will be employed by applicant: (i) in fishing : . (ii) in curing or connected activities: 6, Number of persons to be housed in Wadiyas :--. 7. Where is the Wadiya proposed to be located :--. 8. Will vehicles be used for the transport of fish or any connected activities: 6. The Director is hereby ernpo-vercd from time to t imc to lin it ti,L' number of porrui' . that may be issued in any area Iormina part of inlanu' waters which may be proclaimed under these regulations in respect of shore seine. sets of gill nets or other fishing gear. 7. Where the Director refuses to issue a permit under regulation 5, the applicant may appeal from such refusal in writing to the Minister within thirty days from the date of communication to him of thr- refusal. The appeal shall set out the grounds upon which it is made. 8. The decision of the Minister on any appeal under regulation 7 shal l be final and conclusive. 9. Any permit issued to any person may be cancelled by the Director where the permit holder has contra vened any of the provisions of the Fisheries Ordinance or of these regulations or any condition contained in Date:----, A 34-H0-225 ("/05) DEPT. OF COVT, PRINTING, SRI LANlU (aYLON) Signature of Applicant. lExtrl\('t from the Gazette of the Democratio Soci.a1iat Republio of Sri L:1uka ~o. 20 of Jmllla.ry 19, 19;9] (la) Galle (8) Jaffna Diatnct '1) Batticaloa PROCLAl\IAl'ION OF WATERS UNDER INLAND WATER FISHING REGULATIONS-1978 TilE waters indicated against the following districts ~re hereby proclaimed under )Inland Waters Fishing Uegulations, 19"79 as waters applicable for the pue poses mentioned in Inland Water Fishing Regula tions, 1978. Director of Fieheriel. Department of Fisheries, P.O. Box 531, (Jalle Face, Colombo 8. Name oj Tank ... Unnichchi wewa, Rugam wewa ... Koggal oya, Madu ganga, Kudakalspu gaoga and Randombe ganga ... Iranamndu tank, Vavuni. kulam tank, Deniyankulam tank, Kariyalai Naga paduwan tank. Also the tank mentioned &s Mahaoediya in the' district of Amparai in the list of tanks published in the Geeetu: oj the Republic 01 Sri Lanka (Oeylon) No. 333 of September 01, 1978, under Regulation 2 of the Inland Water Fishing Regulations 1978 should be amended to read as .. Mahakandiya wewa ". I-f11 [Extract from tho Gazetto of tho Republic of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) No. 388 of September 01, 1978J Name vf Tank ... :Nort <: Br:,lgc Reservoir. ('a~taJr'(', Mcvuesakele, Polgolla, Mahn nuwara wewa Udaperaden.yn University auk, Udawatte !{<Ie wewa. 1'0<1,: wewa Tissa wewa Dr bara wewa, . 'Pannegamuwa' wewa, Weerawils wewa, Dadagiriya wewa, ~Iahsg,al wewa, Ridiyagamn wewa, floor:ya wewa, 1';immo. wewa, Udukiriv:Ja wewa ~lurll' t~;lycln wewu, Rl asingh~ wcwa, s:::namnluwa mahn wcwa, Pol. Io.nmaruwn maha wewa Netol • {litiya maha wewa, Katt~kadllwa ~:lha wewa, BeligalJR maba wewa, Ka ndururtn mabu wewa. ... Kawll;;(u wewa, Minneriya wewa, Parakrama 8amudraya. Giritble wewa, Ambagaswewa, PimburatL. thewa. ... Marnmba wewa, Borala wewa, Kekanadura wews Denagarna wewa, Thithamugun~ wewa, Hali ela wcwa, ElleweJa wewa Dan. deniya wewa, 8ulthanagoda' wewa Kankane dola. ' ... Sornhnrn wr \I":J., !I'fnpakn<1B WI'wa, Dambarawa wewa, ,.. ID,qilliya~aIB wewa, Ath:rnall' \o.lo\'a. ~flJrl1thB knlltl~yn w r wu. r'}h(j;). gallanda wewa, Keerawila wewa Hambegamuwa wewa, Handa;,ana: ga!a wewa, Udaganawa wewa, Ahy.o.~ala wewa, Debaraara wcwa, Atblll wewa, Ter~la \~c\Va MRgandana wewa, Detaga1l.luw~ wewa, Katugahagalge wewa Kotiyagala wewa, Namaloya. ' ... Bikke Reservoir. ... Thabbowa wewa. ... Udawalawe. ... Iranamadu. Di,triet (7) Mlara (8) Bldulla (9) Monara,ala (6) Polonnaruwa (~) Kandy DIlUlOTOB OF F1BJUUU18, lI'tlme of Tank ... Senanuyako Samudrayu , Pnllnnoya, .Iavaruhi wewa Pannalgarna, E';go.l arn, Ambalcu oya, Kondu ",·:tuwan:\, Navagiri aru, Himi· dnrawa, Namal oya, Aligalage wewa Chadaynnthalawn, WI'era· ~oda '\Vellll, \ValathBp;tiya, Iran kamam, \lahanediya, Rottukulam, ... Kanthale wewa, Galmetiya Wl",\·a, Parawlpanchan wewn, Wan ela wewa, Nilappanikkankulnm, Weppankulam, Mnra wewa, PBn· medawu-hchi "'1''''0., Paduku'am, Allni wewa, Ullnikali ""(;WB, Wnwannvilkulnm. (8) Anuradhapura .. , Huruln w 'WB, Kala wewa, Malin. kanadar« wewa, Nachchaduwn WCWB, I'r"laviya wewa , Raja n gana wcwa, Nuwara wewa, Kiwle karla, Thruvila, Horivila, Bellan kadawela. Mahaelagamuwa, Man kadawa li , Balalu wewa, Divul wewa, \'ahalkada, Tavalam Hal· milleva, Wa:!ollakada, Paran,qiya· wauiya, l\fahakiwlckanda, Thirap· pan Kadawala, Horowpathana, Maba wewa, Mahanankadawala, , Kopakulama, Mahawilachchiya, (10) Galle Wahalkada, Pahala Tbalawa, (11) Puttalam Iharatbalawa, Solama, Mediyawa, (12) Ratnapura Eliyadivul wewa, Eppawala, (18) Jaf!na Katiyawa, Mahailuppallama. &-74 A 362~-I,Ooo (7S/09) DEPT. OF GOVT, PRINTING, SRI LANKA. PROCLAMATION OF WATERS UNT1RR INLAND WATER FISHING REGULATIONS-1978 (~) Trincomalee Department of Fisheriel , P. O. Box 531, Galle Face, Colombo 3. Didrict (1) Amparai INLAND waters indicated against the following districts are hereby proclaimed under Inland Water Fishing Regulations, 1978, as waters applicable for the purposes menuoned in Inland Water Fishing Regnlationl, 19'18.